Harding's Living Circumstances

Searcy School District Overview

Harding University located in Searcy School District area. A total of 11,722 households are located in Searcy School District area. Among them, 3,913 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.17 people. The total number of children (under the age of 18) in the region is 8,893 and 11,115 students are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

2.93% (882) of residents are non-citizens and 8.65% (2,602) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

*Source of the social, economy, income, and demographic data: EDGE (Education Demographic and Geographic Estimates) dataset for year 2015-2019

Social Characteristics of Searcy School District, Arkansas
Household	11,722
Population	30,096
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	3,913 (33.38%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	8,893
Total Students	11,115
Pre-Kindergarten	405
Kindergarten	537
Grade 1-8	3,528
Grade 9-12	1,458
College/Graduate School	5,187
Veterans	25,761
Non-citizen	882
Non-English Home Language	2,602
Internet Coverage	100.00%

Employment Statistics

26,687 residents are over the age of 16 and 14,483 people are in labor force. Among them, 14,474 people are in civilian labor force and 9 are in armed labor force. 13,726 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 5.20%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Searcy School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,588	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	11,179	82.27%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	1,080	7.95%
Public transportation	27	0.20%
Walked	632	4.65%
Other method	122	0.90%
Worked from home	548	4.03%
Average Commute Time	20 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,726	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	5,359	39.04%
Service	2,607	18.99%
Sales and office	2,598	18.93%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	1,087	7.92%
Production, transportation, and material moving	2,075	15.12%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,726	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	249	1.81%
Construction	661	4.82%
Manufacturing	1,295	9.43%
Wholesale trade	276	2.01%
Retail trade	1,770	12.90%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	801	5.84%
Information	184	1.34%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	651	4.74%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	741	5.40%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	4,626	33.70%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	1,373	10.00%
Other services, except public administration	672	4.90%
Public administration	427	3.11%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	13,726	-
Private wage and salary workers	11,210	81.67%
Government workers	1,609	11.72%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	899	6.55%
Unpaid family workers	8	0.06%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $64,322 for the 11,722 households in Searcy School District area, Arkansas. The average income of a single worker is $25,586. 30,628 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 91.82%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	11,722	-
Less than $10,000	1,023	8.73%
$10,000 - $14,999	784	6.69%
$15,000 - $24,999	1,453	12.40%
$25,000 - $34,999	1,284	10.95%
$35,000 - $49,999	1,704	14.54%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,982	16.91%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,325	11.30%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,406	11.99%
$150,000 - $199,999	303	2.58%
More than $200,000	458	3.91%
Median Household Income	$45,854	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$64,322	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	7,726	-
Less than $10,000	392	5.07%
$10,000 - $14,999	353	4.57%
$15,000 - $24,999	558	7.22%
$25,000 - $34,999	777	10.06%
$35,000 - $49,999	937	12.13%
$50,000 - $74,999	1,646	21.30%
$75,000 - $99,999	1,040	13.46%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,350	17.47%
$150,000 - $199,999	262	3.39%
More than $200,000	411	5.32%

Median Family Income	$61,367	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$79,207	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$25,586	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$45,967	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$45,967	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	33,355	-
With health insurance coverage	30,628	91.82%
Public coverage	12,838	38.49%
Private health insurance	21,986	65.92%
Without health insurance coverage	2,727	8.18%

Housing

There are 13,242 housing units in Searcy School District area, Arkansas with 11,722 units (88.52%) occupied. 7,238 houses (61.75%) are occupied by owner and 4,484 houses (38.25%) are rented. The average housing value is $147,200 and the average rental cost is $708. 333 houses (2.51%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 551 houses (4.16%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	13,242	-
Occupied	11,722	88.52%
Owner Occupied	7,238	61.75%
Renter Occupied	4,484	38.25%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	8,905	67.25%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	230	1.74%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	2,867	21.65%
Mobile Homes	1,227	9.27%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	13	0.10%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	13,242	-
Built 2014 or later	333	2.51%
Built 2010 - 2013	757	5.72%
Built 2000 - 2009	2,959	22.35%
Built 1990 - 1999	3,322	25.09%
Built 1980 - 1989	1,899	14.34%
Built 1970 - 1979	1,784	13.47%
Built 1960 - 1969	1,083	8.18%
Built 1950 - 1959	554	4.18%
Built 1949 or earlier	551	4.16%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	13,242	-
1 room	147	1.11%
2 rooms	123	0.93%
3 rooms	1,092	8.25%
4 rooms	2,392	18.06%
5 rooms	2,864	21.63%
6 rooms	2,554	19.29%
7 rooms	1,559	11.77%
8 rooms	1,069	8.07%
9 rooms or more	1,442	10.89%
Median Number of Rooms	5.5 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	13,242	-
no bedroom	176	1.33%
1 bedroom	1,206	9.11%
2 bedrooms	3,444	26.01%
3 bedrooms	6,317	47.70%
4 bedrooms	1,641	12.39%
5 bedrooms or more	458	3.46%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	7,238	-
Less than $50,000	571	7.89%
$50,000 - $99,999	1,366	18.87%
$100,000 - $149,999	1,791	24.74%
$150,000 - $199,999	1,406	19.43%
$200,000 - $299,999	1,246	17.21%
$300,000 - $499,999	561	7.75%
$500,000 - $999,999	226	3.12%
$1,000,000 or more	71	0.98%
Median House Value	$147,200	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	4,149	-
Less than $500	594	14.32%
$500 - $999	2,812	67.78%
$1,000 - $1,499	547	13.18%
$1,500 - $1,999	84	2.02%
$2,000 - $2,499	89	2.15%
$2,500 - $2,999	-	-
$3,000 or more	23	0.55%
Median Rental Costs	$708	-

Demographic

A total of 33,647 people lives in Searcy School District area, Arkansas with 16,045 male and 17,602 female. The males to female ratio is 47.69 to 52.31. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	33,647	-
Male	16,045	47.69%
Female	17,602	52.31%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	33,647	-
Under 5 years	2,177	6.47%
5 - 9 years	1,958	5.82%
10 - 14 years	2,514	7.47%
15 - 19 years	3,383	10.05%
20 - 24 years	3,719	11.05%
25 - 34 years	4,011	11.92%
35 - 44 years	3,509	10.43%
45 - 54 years	3,498	10.40%
55 - 59 years	2,217	6.59%
60 - 64 years	1,823	5.42%
65 - 74 years	2,520	7.49%
75 - 84 years	1,613	4.79%
85 years and older	705	2.10%
Median Age	32.6 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	33,647	-
One Race	32,683	97.13%
White	29,534	87.78%
Black or African American	2,173	6.46%
American Indian and Alaska Native	75	0.22%
Asian	260	0.77%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0	0.00%
Other	641	1.91%

Two or more races	964	2.87%
White and Black or African American	591	1.76%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	159	0.47%
White and Asian	63	0.19%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	7	0.02%